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Old May 4, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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? about body bushings

How is the easiest and best way to go about changing all the body bushings on a 68 camaro?

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Old May 6, 2003 | 08:32 AM
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Anybody?????

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Old May 6, 2003 | 11:11 AM
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I dunno about a 68, but I doubt it's much different than my 79...

****, now i can't remember. It's dead easy though.
I think I jacked one side of the car up at a time and put it on stands. Then used my floor jack under the part of the subframe that runs beneath the cab of the car. I undid the two bolts and gently let the jack down, slipped the old bushings out, and the new ones in, aligned it and torqued them. did the same thing on the other side. Then did the rad supports, no jacking needed for me there at all. The bushings were so worn (or the bolts so loose) i could move the bushings around with them still 'secured'. So u just undid the bolt, slipped in the new ones, and torqued it up. Simple as hell, and one of the largest differences i've ever noticed from my car. No subframe connectors, just those bushings and it feels so stiff.

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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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i did the same thing but i had to cut a hole in my floor in my car becouse the nut holders in the frame were broke it is pritty easy if you don't have to cut a hole but if you had to it will take a while and i made my owen bushings with a lathe but i put subframes on any it helped out a lot i also but 1in bolts in it becouse the other bolts were rusted pritty badi have a 79 z28
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